Mothers’ Union Annual Meeting

The Diocese of Truro Mothers’ Union’s annual gathering will be very special this year. A full day of activities will include a birthday cake at lunchtime to mark 150 years since Mothers’ Union was started by Mary Sumner in her village in Hampshire in 1876. Since then it has grown into a women-led global Christian fellowship, working at grassroots level to support families facing poverty, injustice and violence.

The day will be based in the Chapter House and the cathedral, and you are warmly invited to come along for all or part of the programme. The schedule of events is:

10.00 Gather in the Chapter House
10.20 Holy Communion service led by Revd. Nicki Farr, with popular hymns
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Speaker – Julia Jamieson (Mothers’ Union Zonal Trustee)
12.30 Lunchtime, with Birthday Cake for ‘Mothers’ Union 150’
13.30 AGM (including a report from the recent Worldwide Gathering in Durban, South Africa: ‘Celebrating Worldwide Fellowship: One Worldwide Family in Christ’).
15.00 Evensong – a delightful way to bring the day to a close.

Please bring a packed lunch, and also cash for the stalls: Mothers’ Union cards and gifts; fair trade items and ‘bring and buy’. No booking required - everyone welcome!